A New Perspective

Chapter 5: Training and Trouble

Wow, these games cannot go by any slower. Peeta and I are on the balcony in the training room waiting for the tributes. At about 10:00 the tributes are all here and a middle aged woman named Sarah talks about all the stations. The whole time I see Alexis and Serena glaring at me. Once Sarah releases them, both girls go to the fire starting station. I am watching them so intensely that I am oblivious to the world around me. I jump when Peeta touches my shoulder. "Katniss" he says softly "are you ok"? I look at the girls them back at him. "Not really Peeta" I say " I just get a bad feeling about Alexis and Serena". He sighs and says to me " you'll be ok Katniss, they are just mad". I nod and look back at them but they are gone. I don't see them anywhere. What the heck! Then all the sudden I hear a small whoosh. Peeta just has time to push me into the floor as the knife whizzes by my head and sticks into the wall, but not before it slices my collar.
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I wake up in my room. I have a huge white cloth on my collar and when I take it off I see it. The huge gaping wound the knife left. Oh my gosh I think to myself. I quickly put the cloth bandage back on and slowly get up. I'm very dizzy and assume I lost a lot of blood. I see a glass of water on the table and gulp it down. I get up and slowly make my way to find the others.

I'm in the screening room where I watched the games last year and I see Annie, Johanna, and Gale sitting there. Annie has Finnick in her arms. Even as a baby, he is the spitting image of his father. All the sudden I'm sobbing and they all turn around. Once they see me they bombard me with hugs and questions. "What's wrong" Annie asks in a worried voice. I told them the whole story including what happens last year with the whole Loelle thing and how it's happening again this year. I also added that the Loelle this year is the old Loelle's sister and her and Serina are trying to kill me. "Oh sweetie" Annie cries and gives me a hug. Johanna and Gale come over to me. Johanna patsy back in an awkward way. And Gale gives me a hug. "It'll be ok Catnip." He says using my old nickname "you can take two 13 year old girls". I nod and get up. "Thanks you guys" I say " but I need to find Peeta". They nod and I leave the room to seek out Peeta and finally tell him everything.
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"What!!!!!" Peeta shouts " why didn't you tell me this earlier!!!"
"I don't know Peeta" say a little harsher than I intended " I didn't want to worry you". He just stares at me in disbelief. "Katniss" he says angrily "you need to talk to me! I'm done with all the secrets!". Think for a moment then realize that Peeta does deserve to know things that are going on. "Ok" I say " I will talk to you from now on".
"Good" he sighs and pulls me in for a kiss. When we finally break apart we decide to go to the training hall again. It's the third day. The third day! I have missed a whole day of training! That's not good. I'm head Gamemaker! I sprint with Peeta to the training hall. My collar hurts but it's bearable. I'm on the balcony and I see the "chink in the armour" on the force field. Then I look down and notice the controls are heavily guarded. Good! I'm watching the tributes when I see Serena and Alexis at the knife throwing station. They are both exceptionally good.

The rest of the week just flies by. It's the same routine everyday. Watch tributes and evaluate with Peeta. When finally Friday comes. The day of the private sessions. What will I do? I can't grade 24 tributes! I've never done this before! Let's hope Peeta is clear on what to do or else we are screwed.

Hey guys! It's me! I know I've taken a long time to update. I'm sorry. But now that basketball Is over I should be able to write more. A big thanks to PiscesS101 , killergrrl12 and finally comically for being super supportive of my book! I love you guys so much! Please vote and comment
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